Higher-Order Questions
Recommended Practice: Use higher-order questions to help students build explanations.
- Overview & Tools: Video overviews and professional development materials
- Learn What Works: Expert interviews about higher-order questions
- See How It Works: Videos and sample materials from schools
Sentence Starters for Generating Higher-Order Questions
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Use this tool to develop questions and sentence starters that will help generate deeper explanations from students.
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Discuss and Design: Effective Classroom Structures for Higher-Order Questions
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Use this observation chart to convene a school in-service session for teachers to learn about creating classroom structures that utilize student questioning to build explanations. Related...
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Learning Together About Using Higher-Order Questions to Help Students Build Explanations
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The discussion questions in this tool can be used to convene a school in-service session for teachers to learn why and how to teach using higher-order questions. Related Media: Using...
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